Dragon Legends Reading Worksheets

Six dragon stories retold in our own words from Nennius’s History of the Britons, the Golden Legend, William Henderson’s 1879 book of northern folklore, Beowulf and the Volsunga saga, for ages 8–12, each with a questions page, a word bank and answer keys. Every page says which book the story comes from.

What’s inside:

- How to use these worksheets

- Six dragon stories retold in our own words: Vortigern’s dragons, St George and the dragon, the Lambton Worm, the Laidly Worm, Beowulf and the dragon, and Sigurd and Fafnir

- A questions page for each story, with a word bank and a legend-or-history question

- Your turn: retell a dragon story

- Answer keys (2 pages)

- Picture credits

- Credits, licence & sources

Pages: 18 (including cover and credits). Sizes: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), both PDFs included in one zip.

Printing: Print at 100% / actual size on A4 or US Letter. Inside pages use light backgrounds and print well in black and white; covers are dark, so start from page 2 to save ink.

Every statement is labelled History (what records, historians, museums and heritage bodies show), Literature (what a named old text, poem, saga or book says) or Tradition (beliefs, customs and local stories), and checked against named sources (including Nennius’s History of the Britons, the Golden Legend, William Henderson’s folklore notes of 1879, Beowulf, the Story of the Volsungs, the Younger Edda, E. T. C. Werner’s Myths and Legends of China and A. C. Fox-Davies’s Complete Guide to Heraldry, together with Museum Wales, Visit Wales, English Heritage, the National Trust, the Church of England, Manx National Heritage, Hansard and Britannica; checked 31 Oct 2026). The sources are listed on each pack’s credits page. The stories are retold in our own words; the pictures are public domain or CC0 drawings, paintings, prints and photos via Wikimedia Commons. Puzzles, games and layouts are REALLYBYTE’s own work. Not endorsed by any of these organisations, and not connected with any film, TV show, game, book series or toy.

Licence: personal and single-classroom use. You may print as many copies as you need for your own family or your own class, and share it with your class through a password-protected platform. Please don’t resell, re-upload or share it publicly. For school-wide use, please email info@reallybyte.com.

Made by REALLYBYTE, the team behind dragons.folklore.im. Questions: info@reallybyte.com

This is a digital download: no physical item will be shipped.